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Mining industry stands firm despite government regulations
The local mining sector will remain an industry despite of the government’s limitations, a top executive said. Listed Global Ferronickel...
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DENR ready to accept Sapa applications
Applications for Special-Use Agreement in Protected Areas (Sapa) are now entertained by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources after...
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Greenpeace: Sapa may result in exploitation of PAs
Open protected areas (PAs) may be prone to exploitation after Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu’s decision to lift the ban on...
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MGB speeds up formalization of small-scale mining operators
The Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) is fast tracking the approval process of several Minahang Bayan applications as the government...
Read moreDENR limits the areas available for mining operations
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is officially limiting the sites to be mined and developed in order...
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MGP hailed as best mine site by DENR
Masbate Gold Project (MGP) of Filminera Resources Corp. was cited as the best mine site by the Department of Environment...
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DENR plans to increase LGU’s share in mining tax
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is planning to propose an increase in the portion where local government...
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Government sectors are making a move to promote responsible mining
The government looks to wipe out the public’s negative perceptions about mining; an industry valued in the billions of pesos....
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Cimatu and miners to meet and talk about the ban on open-pit mining
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Roy Cimatu will try to meet the country’s 41 metallic mine operators...
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Total ban on open pit mining, warns Pres. Duterte to mining companies
President Rodrigo Duterte orders mining companies to conduct tree planting programs programs and threatened to ban all open pit mining...
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